diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 4827b34ba8..87374287df 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-02-19  Jim Blandy  <jimb@redhat.com>
+
+	* stabsread.c (error_type_complaint): Improve error message.
+
 2002-02-19  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	* gdbserver/README: Update documentation.
diff --git a/gdb/stabsread.c b/gdb/stabsread.c
index e990f9d730..190fc15cf3 100644
--- a/gdb/stabsread.c
+++ b/gdb/stabsread.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static struct complaint const_vol_complaint =
 {"const/volatile indicator missing, got '%c'", 0, 0};
 
 static struct complaint error_type_complaint =
-{"debug info mismatch between compiler and debugger", 0, 0};
+{"During symbol reading, couldn't parse type; debugger out of date?", 0, 0};
 
 static struct complaint invalid_member_complaint =
 {"invalid (minimal) member type data format at symtab pos %d.", 0, 0};